Mary Kay Inc., a multibillion-dollar beauty company with thousands of independent sales force members worldwide, announces the opening of its newest market – Mary Kay Peru. With a 53-year history, and operations in nearly 40 countries, this expansion strengthens Mary Kay’s already solid foundation in Latin America, while providing a flexible business opportunity to Peruvian entrepreneurs.Mary Kay Peru headquarters will be in Lima, covering operations for the entire country. The grand opening is slated for September of this year. The in-country social media and web presence will be announced shortly.The opening of Mary Kay Peru follows the company’s recent launch in neighboring Colombia. In 2015, Mary Kay Colombia entered the Latin America region with 150 select beauty products in the color cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and body care categories.Mary Kay executives from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Colombia have collaborated with Mary Kay Peru in all aspects of this expansion, from market research to tailoring the Mary Kay opportunity for optimal success in the Peruvian marketplace.

Mediavest | Spark

Mediavest | Spark, a full-service media agency under Publicis Media, announced that it is rebranding as Spark Foundry. This move underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to evolution, and reflects the agency’s offerings that extend well beyond the parameters of media and investment to include analytics, technology and innovation, insights, content, commerce and more. Since coming together as Mediavest | Spark in March 2016, the agency has welcomed numerous new clients including BEL Groupe (Global), MTV, KFC, Mattel, H&R Block (USA), Expedia (SEA), EuroLoan (Poland), Virgin Mobile (MENA), OnePlus (UK) and Diageo (Australia). It also recently lost Sprint. Spark Foundry aims to aggressively roll out its winning proposition to its 3,500 employees across the world, while amplifying its best-in-class capabilities for clients.

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Subaru

Subaru Argentina has selected agency Trade as its new media center. The agency is already working in the All New Outback launch, the new version of one of the most emblematic models of the brand. José Eskenazi is in charge of the account.

Nivea Mexico

In 2015, NIVEA closed an international sponsorship deal with Real Madrid, for the following three seasons (until 17-18). NIVEA Men has been supporting the team since the end of 2012. In addition to the sponsorship deal, NIVEA decided to take advantage of some of the Real Madrid’s soccer stars as influencers to boost the brand investment in the Spanish soccer team. The German cosmetics company pushed the brand global presence, including the Mexican market, with the help of well-known players like Gareth Bale, Marcelo, Isco and Dani Carvajal. To date, NIVEA has no plans to make new investment in any other sport.

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